Hub New Music: Fire Flowers
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Composer Talk [Virtual]
Wednesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm ET
Join Scrag Mountain Music and Hub New Music for an intimate composer's talk. Hear directly from the composers featured in our upcoming performances and learn about the innovative and powerful works that Hub New Music will perform.
Concerts [In-person and virtual]
** Please see Covid guidelines below. **
Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 pm ET
Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier, VT
Note: This concert will be simultaneously live-streamed. The link to watch the live-stream will be available through Saturday, October 23.
Sunday, October 17 at 4 pm ET
Warren Church, 339 Main St., Warren, VT
Wednesday, October 13 at 7:30 pm ET
Join Scrag Mountain Music and Hub New Music for an intimate composer's talk. Hear directly from the composers featured in our upcoming performances and learn about the innovative and powerful works that Hub New Music will perform.
Concerts [In-person and virtual]
** Please see Covid guidelines below. **
Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 pm ET
Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier, VT
Note: This concert will be simultaneously live-streamed. The link to watch the live-stream will be available through Saturday, October 23.
Sunday, October 17 at 4 pm ET
Warren Church, 339 Main St., Warren, VT
About the Program
Our Fall season welcomes audiences back to in-person concerts with the Boston-based Hub New Music (flute, clarinet, violin, and cello) hailed by the Boston Globe as “contemporary chamber trailblazers” for a program musically shaped around healing and reemergence. Concerts feature the World Premiere of Evan Premo's Fire-flowers, the second in a series of works that asks listeners to celebrate and consider changes in our natural world. Also on the program is Christopher Cerrone's New Addresses based on the words of poet Kenneth Koch, a section from Carlos Simon's Requiem for the Enslaved that tells the story of 272 slaves sold to pay the debts of Georgetown University, where the composer currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music, Eric Nathan's Missing Words composed in homage to newly-created German words that illuminate everyday experiences for which English has no synonyms, and more.
View digital concert program
Our Fall season welcomes audiences back to in-person concerts with the Boston-based Hub New Music (flute, clarinet, violin, and cello) hailed by the Boston Globe as “contemporary chamber trailblazers” for a program musically shaped around healing and reemergence. Concerts feature the World Premiere of Evan Premo's Fire-flowers, the second in a series of works that asks listeners to celebrate and consider changes in our natural world. Also on the program is Christopher Cerrone's New Addresses based on the words of poet Kenneth Koch, a section from Carlos Simon's Requiem for the Enslaved that tells the story of 272 slaves sold to pay the debts of Georgetown University, where the composer currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music, Eric Nathan's Missing Words composed in homage to newly-created German words that illuminate everyday experiences for which English has no synonyms, and more.
View digital concert program
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Artists
Hub New Music Michael Avitabile, flute Nicholas Brown, clarinet Alyssa Wang, violin Jesse Christeson, cello Mary Bonhag, soprano Evan Premo, double bass |
Program
Evan Premo Fire-flowers [World Premiere] Premo Water Into Wine Christopher Cerrone New Addresses Carlos Simon Requiem for the Enslaved Eric Nathan Missing Words |
Scrag Health & Safety Guidelines (as of September 17, 2021)
We are excited to welcome audiences back to live performances this season. Scrag is committed to the health and safety of our patrons, artists, volunteers, and staff, and will continue to monitor and comply with current state and rental venue guidelines.
* All guests ages 12 and up attending Scrag’s indoor performances will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination should be displayed at time of entry to a Scrag event via a CDC vaccination card or photo.
* Masks are required at all times.
* Capacity will be limited to allow for spaced seating. Please RSVP.
We are excited to welcome audiences back to live performances this season. Scrag is committed to the health and safety of our patrons, artists, volunteers, and staff, and will continue to monitor and comply with current state and rental venue guidelines.
* All guests ages 12 and up attending Scrag’s indoor performances will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination should be displayed at time of entry to a Scrag event via a CDC vaccination card or photo.
* Masks are required at all times.
* Capacity will be limited to allow for spaced seating. Please RSVP.
Artists
Hub New Music
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Evan Premo, double bass
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Mary Bonhag, soprano
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Bios
Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music – comprising of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello – is forging new pathways in 21st-century repertoire. Hub New Music brings its passion for adventurous and relevant programming to global audiences as both a quartet and as collaborative artists. Recent projects include Terra Nova with composer/songwriter collective Oracle Hysterical; The Nature of Breaking, a 30-minute collaborative work with composer/harpist Hannah Lash; and a choreographed production of Robert Honstein’s Soul House with Boston’s Urbanity Dance. Upcoming projects include Requiem for the Enslaved, an evening length mass by Carlos Simon supported by Georgetown University’s GU272 Project that honors the lives of 272 African American slaves and their descendants; a new ‘modular’ work by Sō Percussion’s Jason Treuting; and new works by composers Nina C. Young, Nathalie Joachim, and Laura Kaminsky. For its visionary programming, HNM was named one of WQXR’s “10 Cutting-Edge Artists that Have Captured the Imagination” in 2016, and has been featured in major press outlets including the Boston Globe, New York Times, WFMT (Chicago), The New Yorker, WBUR (Boston), Houston Chronicle, and several others. Hub New Music is a group of passionate educators whose approach to teaching melds the artistic and entrepreneurial facets of modern musicianship. Working with student performers and composers at residencies across the country, Hub empowers younger generations of musicians through workshops on building an arts organization, commissioning new work, and developing meaningful collaborations. Residency activities have brought Hub New Music to the New England Conservatory, Princeton, Harvard, University of Michigan, University of Texas-Austin, UC Irvine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Stetson University, Bowling Green State University, Boston Conservatory, University of Hawaii, and others.
Double Bassist / Composer Evan Premo creates heart-centered music that inspires audiences and musicians alike. His music has been commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, River Town Duo, Owen Dalby, the International Society of Bassists, Diana Gannett, Paul Dwyer, The Pine Mountain Music Festival, Capitol City Concerts, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. Evan is a member of Decoda with which he has performed in residencies around the world including four he led in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As a member of Ensemble Connect, Evan has performed in concerts at Carnegie Hall and participated in residencies in Spain and Germany. As a chamber musician, he has performed at summer music festivals throughout the country and has been featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today. Evan has participated in and collaborated with New Music on the Point summer festival in Leicester, Vermont. Evan resides in Vermont where he is active teaching and performing and is Founder co-Artistic Director of Scrag Mountain Music with his wife, soprano Mary Bonhag. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Beethoven and Banjos, a residency that brings together folk and classical musicians for cross-genre concerts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The “extraordinary” (Classical Voice N. America) soprano Mary Bonhag captivates audiences around the country with her “marvelous versatility” and “supple, expressive” voice (San Antonio News). As a new music specialist, Mary was featured on Resonant Bodies Festival and has sung with 21st Century Consort and San Francisco Contemporary Players. She has premiered or commissioned works by Lembit Beecher, Susan Botti, Evan Premo, Shawn Jaeger, Eliza Brown, Evan Chambers, and C. Curtis Smith. In demand from Carnegie Hall to rustic barns, Mary connects with audiences, drawing them deeply into the music. She frequently performs with Aizuri Quartet, Aeolus Quartet, Decoda, Spektral Quartet and has been featured across the country at chamber music festivals including Cactus Pear (TX), Five Boroughs Festival, Stanford Live, and Yellow Barn. She is co-Artistic Director of Scrag Mountain Music with her husband, composer/double bassist Evan Premo. Mary has presented thought provoking art song recitals at Dartmouth, Smith, Goucher Colleges, and the University of Vermont. She attended SongFest and Tanglewood, where she received the Grace B. Jackson Prize. Mary has been featured on the NPR show Performance Today and appears on Albany Records. marybonhagsoprano.com
Double Bassist / Composer Evan Premo creates heart-centered music that inspires audiences and musicians alike. His music has been commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, River Town Duo, Owen Dalby, the International Society of Bassists, Diana Gannett, Paul Dwyer, The Pine Mountain Music Festival, Capitol City Concerts, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. Evan is a member of Decoda with which he has performed in residencies around the world including four he led in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As a member of Ensemble Connect, Evan has performed in concerts at Carnegie Hall and participated in residencies in Spain and Germany. As a chamber musician, he has performed at summer music festivals throughout the country and has been featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today. Evan has participated in and collaborated with New Music on the Point summer festival in Leicester, Vermont. Evan resides in Vermont where he is active teaching and performing and is Founder co-Artistic Director of Scrag Mountain Music with his wife, soprano Mary Bonhag. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Beethoven and Banjos, a residency that brings together folk and classical musicians for cross-genre concerts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The “extraordinary” (Classical Voice N. America) soprano Mary Bonhag captivates audiences around the country with her “marvelous versatility” and “supple, expressive” voice (San Antonio News). As a new music specialist, Mary was featured on Resonant Bodies Festival and has sung with 21st Century Consort and San Francisco Contemporary Players. She has premiered or commissioned works by Lembit Beecher, Susan Botti, Evan Premo, Shawn Jaeger, Eliza Brown, Evan Chambers, and C. Curtis Smith. In demand from Carnegie Hall to rustic barns, Mary connects with audiences, drawing them deeply into the music. She frequently performs with Aizuri Quartet, Aeolus Quartet, Decoda, Spektral Quartet and has been featured across the country at chamber music festivals including Cactus Pear (TX), Five Boroughs Festival, Stanford Live, and Yellow Barn. She is co-Artistic Director of Scrag Mountain Music with her husband, composer/double bassist Evan Premo. Mary has presented thought provoking art song recitals at Dartmouth, Smith, Goucher Colleges, and the University of Vermont. She attended SongFest and Tanglewood, where she received the Grace B. Jackson Prize. Mary has been featured on the NPR show Performance Today and appears on Albany Records. marybonhagsoprano.com
Photos: Evan Premo (c) Ember Photo; Mary Bonhag (c) Ariel Doneson